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1600-1700
The timeline of 1600-1700 -
Arrival at Cape Henry
This was their journey at sea and the three ships when they arrived at Cape Henry at the Virginia coast. -
Bearing the New York Capitol
Henry Hudson sailed upon the New York harbor. He was in with the Dutch a lot and later on had the colonization of the Dutch there along with the river being named after him. -
First Slaves
In 1617 this is when the first slaves came to America. -
Smallpox Disease
The smallpox broke out in the Massachusetts Bay Area and nearly wiped out the whole population for a year. Smallpox hit 90% of the people that lived there. -
The House of Burgesses
In Jamestown the House of Burgesses was taken place being known as the first representative assembly. -
The First Permanent Mission
Awatobi was the first permanent mission from the Franciscan people who came from Mexico. They had missions in the Hopi Indian Tribe lands and wanted to carry out settlements and missions. -
The First of the Fleet
On this day Winthrop's eleven ships sailed fleet. The Puritans had set up colonizes and started to colonize in America so passengers in England were leaving to come join them. -
Legalization
In Connecticut the legalization of slavery was made, but 1650 is also the year that they started to recognize the slavery in America and how much there was and how it was growing rapidly. -
Peach Tree War
The Peach Tree War was a first attack on New Amsterdam and Pavonia. The Indians found victory which forced many Dutch settlers away. -
Glorious Revolution
This was the day when the Revolution began to lead to the Bill of Rights. -
First Newspaper
This day the first newspaper was published in Boston for everyone to read making a huge step in technology.